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majority of the area around here is zoned Residential, Single Family. There is a 7-Eleven and other Commercially zoned areas just at the intersection of Kawili Street and Kinoole. And there’s also a Multiple Family Residential zoned area just to the North across the street of the project site; and that’s the future location of the Hawaii Veterans Memorial Center. This is an aerial photo that shows the property outlined in red. There are ten existing single family dwellings on the property that would be demolished in order to develop their property for the proposed development that the applicant has; and the aerial photo also shows the university parking lot off to the left side of the slide. The university is within about 500 feet of the subject property. And the applicant’s development that they’re proposing at this time would serve the university. They’re proposing to build and operate a 106 unit 400-bed student housing facility. It would be contained in one 461,000-square foot building that would be three stories of the residences and four stories of parking which would contain approximately 392 spaces. The building will consist of about 24 three-bedroom three-bath units and 82 four-bedroom four-bath units, as well as common areas such as a study and computer lab area and fitness and game room. The applicant submitted a site plan showing the proposed building; and as you can see it comprises the entire lot and is built up to the setbacks. They’ve also submitted a conceptual elevation that shows the view of the proposed building from Kawili Street, as well as a conceptual site plan for a four-unit. And each bedroom unit has its own bathroom as well as a computer desk area. And then there is the kitchen, the common living room, and a dining room. The Planning Director is recommending that the Commission send a favorable recommendation for this change of zone request. And before I take questions, the applicant has submitted I think two articles as well as amended conditions, that’s Conditions P and R. You should have that with you. Are there any questions? WATANABE: Fellow Commissioners, do we have any questions of staff? Doesn’t seem like it. So I believe you’re up again, Mr. Fuke.You’ve already been sworn in. Have you had a chance to review the Director’s recommendations and conditions? FUKE: Yes, we have. Again, for the record my name is Sidney Fuke, I’m a planning consultant; and in this situation I’m before you in the capacity of not only as a consultant but as a member of the church as well, Honpa Hongwanji. I’d like to acknowledge the presence of Rimbum Hagio, Rimbun is really like the equivalent of the head minister. We also have Byron Fujimoto who is the currently president of, they call it a kyodan which is really the basic organization for the church. And we have also other members of the kyodan, Jane Yoshida, Barry Mizuno, and Karen Maedo. The staff’s background report and the recommendations understandably because it’s a favorable one, you know, were well received by the applicant. I’d like to just kind of share with the Commission some of the general background, you know, the genesis behind like why we are where we are today. About two years ago the church was actively trying to see how they can generate additional funds to support its on-going operation and, you know, also try to help find funds for its future expansion programs. And, you know, they looked at this property, the subject property, and, you know, there are ten rental homes on the property which provides a good source of income. But, you know, it’s kind of maintained EXHIBIT D 2